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Loretta Devine
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1949 in Houston, TX
Biography:Born in Houston in 1949, actress Loretta Devine rose to fame on-stage in the original Broadway production of Dreamgirls before parlaying her acclaim into a career in film and television. Her first major onscreen role came in 1987, when she was cast as a resident advisor on the Cosby Show-spin-off A Different World. Though she left the series after the first season, it was far from her final gig as a TV series regular.

Throughout the early '90s, Devine appeared in small supporting roles in features films such as Class Act and Amos & Andrew as well as a number of TV guest spots on shows ranging from Roc to Picket Fences. In 1995, Devine's career was given a shot in the arm when she was cast as one of the leads in Waiting to Exhale, an ensemble film that proved to be a success with both critics and audiences. More supporting work followed, and in 2000 she was cast as a lead on David E. Kelley's Fox... Full Biography

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Chris Brown, left, as Michael "Baby" Whitfield and Loretta Devine as Ma'Dere in "This Christmas"...
Delroy Lindo, left, as Joseph Black and Loretta Devine as Ma'Dere in "This Christmas" (Sony Screen...
Chris Brown, left, as Michael "Baby" Whitfield and Loretta Devine as Ma'Dere in "This Christmas"...
Loretta Devine, center, as Ma'Dere in "This Christmas" (Sony Screen Gems)
From left: Chris Brown as Michael "Baby" Whitfield, Loretta Devine as Ma'Dere, Columbus Short as...
Loretta Devine, nominee Best Supporting Female for “Woman Thou Art Loosed”
Loretta Devine, nominee Best Supporting Female for “Woman Thou Art Loosed”
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